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  • On Hijacking Science

    Exploring the Nature and Consequences of Overreach in Psychology

    Edited by Edwin E. Gantt, Richard N. Williams ...
    Series series Advances in Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology
    This book examines the origins, presence, and implications of scientistic thinking in psychology. Scientism embodies the claim that only knowledge attained by means of natural scientific methods counts as valid and valuable. This perspective increasingly dominates thinking and practice in psychology and is seldom acknowledged as anything other than standard scientific practice. This book seeks to ... Read more

    $46.71 CAD

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  • A Critical History and Philosophy of Psychology

    Diversity of Context, Thought, and Practice

    by Thomas Teo, Angelina Baydala, Richard T. G. Walsh ...
    In line with the British Psychological Society's recent recommendations for teaching the history of psychology, this comprehensive undergraduate textbook emphasizes the philosophical, cultural and social elements that influenced psychology's development. The authors demonstrate that psychology is both a human (i.e. psychoanalytic or phenomenological) and natural (i.e. cognitive) science, exploring ... Read more

    $62.99 CAD

  • An Introduction to the Philosophy of Methodology

    by Kerry E Howell ...
    This book provides students with a concise introduction to the philosophy of methodology. The book stands apart from existing methodology texts by clarifying in a student-friendly and engaging way distinctions between philosophical positions, paradigms of inquiry, methodology and methods. Building an understanding of the relationships and distinctions between philosophical positions and paradigms ... Read more

    $116.99 CAD

  • Discovery of Grounded Theory

    Strategies for Qualitative Research

    by Barney Glaser, Anselm Strauss ...
    Most writing on sociological method has been concerned with how accurate facts can be obtained and how theory can thereby be more rigorously tested. In The Discovery of Grounded Theory, Barney Glaser and Anselm Strauss address the equally Important enterprise of how the discovery of theory from data—systematically obtained and analyzed in social research—can be furthered. The discovery of theory ... Read more

    $90.99 CAD

  • A Companion to Cognitive Anthropology

    Edited by David B. Kronenfeld, Giovanni Bennardo, Victor C. de Munck, Michael D. Fischer ...
    Series series Wiley Blackwell Companions to Anthropology
    This new Companion traces the development of cognitive anthropology from its beginnings in the late 1950s to the present, and evaluates future directions of research in the field. In 29 contributions from leading anthropologists, there is an overview of cognitive and cultural structures, insights into how cognition works in everyday life and interacts with culture, and examples of contemporary ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Social Structure & Person

    by Talcott Parsons ...
    A Collection of essays which studies the theoretical problem of relationships between social structure and personality, and how these different relationships merit distinct treatment for particular purposes. Parsons concludes that in the larger picture, their interdependencies are so intimate that bringing them together in an interpretive synthesis is imperative if a balanced understanding of the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Qualitative Inquiry in Everyday Life

    Working with Everyday Life Materials

    by Svend Brinkmann ...
    This book is a ′survival guide′ for students and researchers who would like to conduct a qualitative study with limited resources. Brinkmann shows how everyday life materials such as books, television, the internet, the media and everyday conversations and interactions can help us to understand larger social issues.As living human beings in cultural worlds, we are constantly surrounded by ′data′ ... Read more

    $100.99 CAD

  • Vygotsky

    Philosophy and Education

    by Jan Derry ...
    Series series Journal of Philosophy of Education
    Vygotsky Philosophy and Education reassesses the works of Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky work by arguing that his central ideas about the nature of rationality and knowledge were informed by the philosophic tradition of Spinoza and Hegel.Presents a reassessment of the works of Lev Vygotsky in light of the tradition of Spinoza and Hegel informing his workReveals Vygotsky’s connection with the ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • Persons and their Minds

    Towards an Integrative Theory of the Mediated Mind

    by Svend Brinkmann ...
    Series series Cultural Dynamics of Social Representation
    Today’s approaches to the study of the human mind are divided into seemingly opposed camps. On one side we find the neurosciences, with their more or less reductionist research programs, and on the other side we find the cultural and discursive approaches, with their frequent neglect of the material sides of human life. Persons and their Minds seeks to develop an integrative theory of the mind ... Read more

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  • Philosophies of Qualitative Research

    by Svend Brinkmann ...
    Series series Understanding Qualitative Research
    In Philosophies of Qualitative Research, Svend Brinkmann explores the different philosophical paradigms and ideas that influence qualitative research today. Adopting a historical perspective, the book shows readers exactly how philosophical ideas have evolved and influenced qualitative research in both the past and present. Today, qualitative researchers tend to report on their philosophical ... Read more

    $47.99 CAD

  • Causal Case Study Methods

    Foundations and Guidelines for Comparing, Matching, and Tracing

    by Derek Beach, Rasmus Brun Pedersen ...
    In this comprehensive reconstruction of causal case study methods, Derek Beach, Rasmus Brun Pedersen, and their coauthors delineate the ontological and epistemological differences among these methods, offer suggestions for determining the appropriate methods for a given research project, and explain the step-by-step application of selected methods.Causal Case Study Methods begins with the cohesive ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

  • Essays on Neuroscience and Political Theory

    Thinking the Body Politic

    Edited by F. Vander Valk ...
    The past 20 years have seen increasingly bold claims emanating from the field of neuroscience. Advances in medical imaging, brain modelling, and interdisciplinary cognitive science have forced us to reconsider the nature of social, cultural, and political activities. This collection of essays is the first to explore the relationship between neuroscience and political theory, with a view to ... Read more

    $114.04 CAD